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F; / mmi\ i ii ' 'J rrnrnmnm I - ? f TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE r TO PAUM AND GARDEN. f I PEF.D PEAS FREE FROM WEEVIL. W For a long time it was thought that J J only peas grown in Canada could be grown | free from weevil. But iu various parts of the States where peas have not been much [ grown, the insect has died out, and until ' it multiplies, peas exempt from its attacks may be expected. The crop, if it can be I got free from weevil, is usually a profita I BINDING A LOAD OF IIAY. T If hay or straw is to be drawn any dis[ tancc over hard roads, it is important to T bind it firmly. A windlass or tacklc I fastened to the wagon-rack will make this I binding much more easy, and also secure r a firmer pressure on the binder than could k otherwise be had. Unless firmly pressed | down, the binder, when jolted over rough r roads, soon gets out of place and does as I much harm as good. UNTHRIFTY HOG?. It is best to put the weakling pigs by themselves to avoid the hustling around which they get from the strong ones. The most frequent cause of poor pigs is overfeeding when they are young, and they hardly recover from it. But if kept by themselves and fed carefully on sweet food in moderation they will do far better and generally get strong and make a fail- growth. If the pig is scurfy it should be well scrubbed with carbolic soap and given some sulphur in the food. ^ FRESH nONES FOJl FOWI.S. fl^^It is comparatively easy to procure of H^Btchers the bony pieces of animals they ^^naughtcr, and which are worth more even R than entire meat to make fowls lay. Break jr the bones up with a hammer, after boilk ing them so as to make them softer. It H does not matter if some of the pieces are B as large as a chestnut. The gizzard will quickly grind them tiner if the fowls are 9 supplied with gravel. It is the bone maK terial that is necessary in making both eggs and shell. Fowls thus fed will V make a much more valuable manure than w they will fed ou any kind of grain. H MEAT FOR LAYING JIENS. EB There is no doubt that fresh meat is ? excellent to make hens lay. It contains B ocuch of the material of which the egg is m composed, and with ground bone for making the shell constitutes a perfcct egg fl food. But it is too heating for exclusive If feeding, and unless mixed with grain, it V will make the eggs strong, like those of ft ducks and waterfowl. It is possible, by V giving the hens wheat, oats and buck wheat, with plenty of gravel and lirne, W to keep hen> in laying condition with H little and perhaps even with no meat ex& cept insects they pick up in their range. 1 UNDERGROUND STABLES. ? It is not every farmer who can afford a (9 basement barn, but the next best substi| tute is a stable partly underground, or at I least Daniccu up witn c-artn xo exciuae cold. Out "West the settlers dig holes in the banks, which arc protected by timbers from falling in, for their own dwellings. These are called "dugouts," and are better protections against blizzards and cyclones than are dwellings above ground. It is only natural that the same Btyle of underground protection shavid be devised for stock. It is comparatively inexpensive to build such dugouts, especially if sawed lumber is scarce or dear. A few poles cut from the woods will hold up the walls and roof, which may be constructed of equally inexpensive material. ?American Cultivator. MANGE. This disease may attack many of our iomestic animals. It is contagious, and is caused by a minute insect burrowing tinder the skin. Live stock closely confined in winter quarters are more liable to spread the disease. Animals thus ohrmlrl hn cnr\nrn+r?r^ nrifl trpjjfor1 jDB ?? --i persistently till curcd. The affected parts H should be thorough}* cleansed with soap 99 and water, dried, and have "well rubbed in an ointment made of lard half a H pound, flowers of sulphur four ounces, and crude carbolic acid two drachms. H This applied daily, after perfect cleausgw ing, on the hair}' parts of animals. V Washing is not a momentary work, but requires the free use of "elbow-grease." The insect must be reached to be deH etroyed, and nothing but a thorough H scrubbing cau expose the little tor^u^^or to the destructive application BBHic remedy.?American Agriculturist. rauxiNO TIIEES. ttuGP m A.i_ c jjfir A. If i. ill; gruwui ui uiuuieut vaneues 01 apple trees is mostly so distinct that any TOp for pruning which tits one may be inapplicable to another. Much depends also upon the thrift of a tree. If vigoroxis, and making few limbs, common eense teaches that these ought to be headed back, to induce denser growth. On the other hand, unthrifty trees, as a rule* incline to form numerous twiggy branches, and these should be judiciously thinned oat, although a good coat of manure and wood-ashes at the root might answer a better purpose. So, also, much depends upon the direction of the limbs. Varieties of spreading habit may be induced to take a more compact form by selecting an inside bud as the terminal point when pruning; and a tree with upright formal habit, should invariably be cut.to an outside bud. Pruning orchards in their younger years is preferable to permitting the branches to become large; the drain on the tree in the latter case is more or leee injurious. Regular annua! pinning i? an orchard duty.? New York Tribune. (GRADING UP THE HERD. It is is regard to this matter of extra. fon^Jnre fkaf tVin cnn??i*itrains* of enmo I"*S ie pure breeds of cows become iiuant. jt race of cows that has been ! to high leeuir.g and an excessive osition to digest and assimilate food in fat, which is a physiological functhat may b.s perpetuated tad even ?&sed by breeding, may be made b more profitable than the native ; -which have never been cultivated in way. Cross-breeding of the two t may develop thje faculty in the eny; hence the frequeut recommen' m made to dairymen to gra 'e up herds by the use of pure-bred bulls ood family is worthy of adoption, other breeds than the Jersey, the hire, or the Dutch have been bo well in this direction, and, so far ae gx8?9* proved, ygn# has escel}g<j __uxwranrMH II ?tr? the Jersey in lh>?> respect, and the Dutch (or so-called Holstein, or HolsteinFrisian) has equaled the Jersey. A few native cows have exhibited this peculiarity, and when any of these are found with this valuable proclivity they would pay well for breeding to a pure Jersey bull for the production of butter cows. ?JYtie Tori Times. niGn-riucED seeds. As a rule high-priced seeds arc the cheapest, because more care has been taken in selection of stocks to produce I them, which incurs additional expense. There arc many instances, however,where farmers are paying high prices from the mistaken idea that they are getting a better quality for t.heir purpose. This is particularly true in regard to seed-pota! toes, an article which the farmer thinks necessary to "change" occasionally, if not annually, because of the liability of the "stock running out." This is a costly error that no farmer should commit. The facts in the case arc, that if the farmer wisely selects from his own stock for seed purposes, it will improve rather than degenerate. Let him first find out what varieties do best with him ?and some varieties do far better in a given soil and situation than others. From these seed-potatoes should be selected before any are sold or consumed. Every farmer has noticed that some hills yield more than others; that some vines arc stronger, more branching; are short | and stocky. From these, the best should 1 " - - ? * J -a ?t-~ 1? . I | dg saved ior scuu, uuu tuu uv^t aic iuuov ' of medium to large size, of uniform shape, j and smooth, and where there are the i most in a hill. Follow this practice up, ! and in a few years there will be a marked j improvement in the type.?American ! Agriculturist. hog-douses. There are so many different plan9 of hog-houses that any one which is prei sented to farmers who wish to build, is I sure to find some one who thinks it just meets his wants. The writer saw a house j built something like the one described in j this article years ago, and for economy j of space and general usefulness it is seldom improved upon. It is not necessary, and indeed is often ; unprofitable, to construct large, expen; sive houses. A dry, warm shelter for : winter, and a cool retreat for summer is 1 all that is needed. This house is twenty feet wide by | twenty-five feet long, making room for j eight pens six feet wide by eight feet I in length, or four pens twelve by eignt, ! making a sleeping-pen and a feeding-pen j adjoining. The sides are but four feet ! above the floor, the centre-posts eight j.feet high, and placed eight feet apart, j Under the upper roof are small windows ! which admit light and air directly into : the pcD9. The partitions are movable, j like gates, and can be all taken out after the spring-breeding season is over, giving j a good, large feeding floor for little pigs. j 1 Each pen has a six-foot panel for its front, which can be opened directly 1 across the alley to guide one of the broodsows into the pen designed for it. The yards outside extend beyond the ends of the building sixteen feet high, so as to give all the room possible for exercise. The doors into these yards are ' situated at each end, and for the two ' middle pens are placed one on each side I of the middle. When fall comes the wide center can j be converted into a corn-crib, holding at j least five hundred bushels of com,enough j to fatten fifty pigs, the number the house ! is supposed to accommodate. One iiun.dred dollars -will put this house up in j good shape, all shingled and painted. If I the farmer does his own work and uses common boards for the sides and ends, I it need not cost as much as this sum. But we want a building which is i wind-proof in March, so use sheeting and drop-siding for the outside, and make the roof warm also. The large doors at cach end remain closed most of the time. I A small door on the north and double j door on the south furnish access for fcedi ing and care. Water is pumped into j the milk-tank and conducted into the i hog-house in pipes, into a tank which remains full, being governed by a float! valve. This makes feeding quite easy. ; The oats, shelled corn and meal for feed ; is stored in a granary near by, so no provision is made for room for such feed.? ! Prairie Farmer. Counterfeit ColFee. There arc two kinds of bogus coffee, ! an imitation bean and the ground article, i The bean is the most difficult to produce, i and it is only recently that actual success j in this direction has been attained. The bogus bean must not only look like the i genuine berry when raw but it should be j capable of taking a proper color when ; roasted. A very good specimen is uow j manufactured in Philadelphia and Tren1 ton, being composed of rye flour, glucose I and water. The soft paste is then ! moulded and carefully dried. To the eye I of an expert the presence of this imita| tion is easy of detection, and it cannot be I used to any great extent among wholesalers. But when coffee goes to the retailer adulteration begins. Sometimes the retailer is deceived, but nine times out of ten he is the one who introduces ndulteration. The ground article is very easilv nroduced. for then it isonlvneees sary to give the material a proper color and infusing an aroma by strong decortions of coffee essence. "When mixed j with real coffee even the expert eye and ' tongue may be deceived, while to the or| dinary consumer it seems to be the genu; ine product. Bogus coffee beans have only a slight | resemblance to the natural berry, for ! though they possess proper form the cicatriee on the inner face is too smooth. Then again the gray color of the raw bean is not quite up to the mark, but when these manufactured beans are roasted with five per cent. of genuine coffee they find a ready sale. These bogus beans can be ! made at a cost of $30 per 1000 pounds, j and when mixed with fifty pounds of i pure coffee the whole 1050 pounds cost ] #37.50 or three and three-quarters cents p<?r pound, &o that a profit of nearly 100 pfcr cent, is the result.?New York Vfc'i'id. A l'eenliar Coincidence. A coincidence that is very remarkable is reported from Boston. A teamster who had been hurt by ? car cunning into his wagon brought euit for damages j against the railway company. The case came up a few days ago, and the jury decided to visit the scene of the collision ?a steep hill. They embarked in a car belonging to the defendant, and had just rcached the hilf when the car ran into a furniture wagon, breaking two of the windows And shaking up the jurymen. The tp.ajnsf&r received #\ verdict /or $noo. j JT -l.i . HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. PIES TIIAT WILL NOT LEAK. After putting the under crust on the plate and trimming it, cut a strip of pastry of the thickness of the under crust, half an inch wide and long enough to reach around the plate, dip this in cool water and lay it on the under crust close to the edge, pressing it into place with the fingers. In filling the pie be carcful not to spill sugar or anything else on this rim. If it becomes dry before you are ready to put the upper crust on moisten it again. Put on the upper crust, press it close to the rim until it .adheres, and trim smoothly with a knife. Dip the fingers in water and rub the edge of the pie until it seems like one piecj. Then with a dull knife lift the edge of the pie from the middle of the upper crust for the steam to escape while cooking, and the pie is ready for the oveu aud warr'infn/1 nnf 1 n 1 OfiV SEASONING FOOD. To impart relish to the food we eat i seasoning is a necessary addition. Red j pepper is sometimes called the summer season, because it is dry and hot, though ! it is seldom used during that heated | term. Now is the time for fish and game, which require strong flavoring. The taste of wild meats can be disguised by seasoning well with pepper and salt, laying in vinegar with or without sliced onicns, and sprinkled with crushed thyme or bay leaves. A substitute for celery is celery seed, which can be procured at any apothecary shop, and when used, is crushed and sprinkled in the dish. Slaw, potato, chicken and tomato salads, are delectable with the celery seed flavoring in addition to the other j seasoning. Oysters, which are of delicate I flavor, do not require any seasoning but I pepper and salt and a little tomato sauce. I During winter horseradish, mustard and other strong seasoning are more relished, and as they have the good effect of stirring and -warming sluggish food, and brightening lusterless eyes, nre considered healthful. Full-blooded people should partake sparingly of highly seaI soned food at all times.?Detroit FiW Prcss.m I BAP.D PEA SOUP. Many persons keep the bones of theii roasts in order to convert them into stock for pea soup, which it, to my taste, one j of the most relishable, of all soups, and a ! famous dish for cold weather, with this advantage in its favor, that it may be made from almost anything. Capital stock for pea soup can be made from n knuckle of ham or from a piece of pickled pork. Supposing that some such stock is at hand to the extent of about two quarts, procure say, two pounds of split peas, wash them well, and then soak for a night in -water (the floating peas should be all thrown away), strain out the peas I tlmm ir? tlin cfnolr nrlrlinnr ft head of celery, a cut-down carrot, and an onion, season with half an eggspoonful of cayenne pepper. Boil with a lid on the pot till all is soft, skimming oft the scum occasionally, and then carefully strain into a well warmed tureen, beating the pulp through the strainer with a spoon. Serve as hot as possible, placing a cupful ot crumbled bread toast into the tureen before the soup is dished. Much of the success in preparing this soup lies in the "straining," which ought to bo carefully attended to. When a knuckle of ham has been used to make the stock it should form a part of the dinner, with potatoes; or it may be used as a breakfast or supper relish.?American Aqriculliir'uit. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Suet should be used instead of butter for making sauces, gravies, etc. Ammonia will freouentlv restore Color3 that have been spoiled by acids. Nothing is better than a glass fruit jar for keeping cooking raisins moist. Very finely sifted coal ashe3 are excellent for cleaning brass. Rub well and polish with a woolen rag. Keep nickel, silver ornaments and mounts bright by rubbing with woolen cloth saturated in spirits of atamonia. For frying eggs, have plenty of fat,and dip it up over them with a spoon, instead of turning, also placing them in the pan from a saucer, one at a time. To fasten a steel blade which has come out of the handle, fill the cavity with rosin, then warm the part to be adjusted, and insert slowly, pressing it in firmly. Hold till it gets cold. Water should only come to the boiling 4-r.rt a? nAfffla owrl r*/\f V*c |JUlUb iUi limiting LVtw Ui tyntv. j nuu xjv/W ?-?*. allowed to boil for even five minutes. If you are a doubter, try it, and convince yourself of the difference in flavor. An old recommendation often given young housekeepers is to \ise tea leaves in sweeping carpets, but their use on delicate colors should be avoided, as they will surely stain light carpets. Ask your hardware man to make you a cake tin having two divisions. Then a plain cake can be made for one side,and by adding fruit or almonds you can easily have a richer cake for the other side. To clean lace baste your lace nicely on a piece of muslin. Hub it freely with cold starch until it forms a paste on it. Put it in the 6un to dry, and when thoroughly dry rub off. Your lace will then be clean and need no ironing. Papier mache for filling cracks in floors can be prepared by heating to a paste cuttings of white or brown paper boiled in water and then mixing the paste with a solution of gum arabic. Make the solution hot in which you mix the paper paste, and apply directly thus making it adhere more firmly. To leave the soup-kettle uncovered while the soup is boiling is to sacrifice much of its most delicate flavor and aroma. and to low thah npritiliar nutritive and digestible properly present in dishes cooked with all their steam tightly closed in upon them. Cover the soup-kettle steam-tight and boil it gently from one side, if you want good soup. One of the best methods of cleaning hair brushes is to put a full teaspoonful of hctieehold ammonia into a basin of warm water. Dip the bristles in and rub briekly with the hand, or, better still, with another brush. When thoroughly cleansed put in the sun to dry, bristle side up. Two brushes mayjbe thus readily cleansed at once. Rats were found so plentiful in a barn near Williameport, Penn., that the men I who had been engaged to do some [ thrashing wen? driven from their workThe Cincinnati Prlte Current estimates that the winter pack of 1889-'90 will show an increase of l.OPQjflCO hogs pver the year pjmdipg. , * 1 . V , The Lion-Tamer's Secret. The boldest individuals, who put their heads two or three times a day into tho lion's mouth, have told me that the best way to withdraw it from the gulf is, first of all, not to open the acquaintanceship with this experiment; and, secondly, to perform it with great nerve. Nerve, that is the great secret of the lion-tamer, the sole cause of his authority over his beasts. "When he has studied a subject for some time, endeavoring to master its character?and among the higher animals the character is very individual, very accentuated?one morning the man quietly walks into the cage. He must astonish the beast and overawe him at once. As to the training, it consists?and here I quote the words of an expert in such matters?in commanding the lion toperform the exercises which please him; that is to say, to make him execute from ' ' > - ? i-;- J.T iear 01 tiic wmp uiu^c icupo wmuu uu would naturally take in his wild state. There is one fact which no one would suspect?that it is easier to train an adult lion taken in a snare than an animal born in a menagerie. The lion of the booth is in the same position as sporting dogs which play much with children; they are soon spoiled for work. Pezon possesses five or six lions which he has brought up by hand. As a rule, they live with the staff of the menagerie on terms of perfect familiarity, but this frequently leads to tragic accidents. Lions, even lions in a fair, will devour a man in fine style. Can I say that the fear of such an accident is ever sufficiently strong to make me pause on the threshold of a menagerie? No. 1 cherish, and like me, you also cherish, the hope that some day perhaps we may see a lion-tamer eaten. This contingency sometimes occurs, in fact, more often than h usually supposed. For instance, without leaving the Pezon menagerie, it is not a year since the proprietor narrowly escaped being devoured by his bear Groom, at Chalons-sur-Marne. He would h.iv(> np.rished if hi3 son Adrian Pezon had not thrown himself, sabre in hand; between the two combatants and killed the bear ou the spot.?"Acrolats and Mountebanks Preserving Fabrics From Decay. A Belgian chemist has, according to the Textile Manufacturer, discovered o means for rendering fabrics, no mattei how delicate in texture or color, prool against decay. The wonderful state o1 preservation which the head bands of Egyptian mummies exhibit is due to their having been impregnated with a kind of resin. This led the inventor to make certain experiments with the substance extracted from birch bark, to which the peculiar aroma of Russian leather is due, and he found out that the green tar which was left over after the oil used in tanning had been extracted from the white bark of the birch tree yields neither acid nor alkaloid, and that in solution with alcohol it forms a liquid of remarkable fluidity with the power of resisting, when once dried, even for ac tiori ot aiconoi usen. mis suostance will, it is said, unite with the most delicate and brilliant color, aud render them imperishable. Bird Language. "To my mind all birds have a language and that language is as intelligible to themselves as ours is to us," said the proprietor of a bird store. "I have a pair of canaries, and I often listen to their conversation. In the morning one of them gives a 'tw-eet.' 'Are you aw?ke?' he says to the other. The other gives a 'tw-eet.' 'Yes; I'm a little sleepy, though,' and closes his eyes again. 'But il's morning.' 'I don't care,' says the lazy mate, tucking his head under his wing once more. 'It'stime to wake up.' This time there is no reply. "Then the other proceeds to indulge in a morning serenade. IIo carols up and down the scale. Then the second bird pokes out her head and shakes her feathers. 'It's really impossible to sleep under the circumstances,' she says. 'I hope you don't feel cross,' he says. 'Oh, no, only?' And then they patch it all up and indulge in a charming duet."?Detroit Tribune. California Corn. A Kern County (Cal.) farmer states that last June he sowed 800 acres of land with corn. In October ho harvested 300 acrcs of it, obtaining thirty-six sacks or about two tons per acrc. Into the remaining BOO ncres 800 head of cattle were turned, and in about a month they had trodden it all down so that it looked like a field of harvest-past cornstalks,but the ground was covered almost white with the thrcshed-out kernels. Twelve hundred hogs were then turned in, and they are said to-day to be the finest/ largest, laziest and fattest hogs in the State. Op China's 300,000,000 people onetenth are agriculturists. Hark! to the sound of humanity's wai's! Millions of people with aches and with aiR Headaches and humors, a merciless flood, Weakness of lunor and disorders of blood. Vet there's a helper t hat certainly saves, thousands of people from premature grave?. The remedy is Dr. Pierce's Golden Mcdical Discovery. It cures coughs, relieves asthma, jbecks bronchitis, purifies the blood, heals sores, eruptions and unsightly pimples and is without a rival for all the ills that spring from i disordered liver. All druggists. Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but use Dr. Sage s Catarrh Remedy. Of druggists. We are dependent on foreign countries for 200,000,000 pounds of wool a inualiy. "There is a tide in the affairs of men which if taken at the flood leads on to fortune." If four affairs are at a low ebb tide now, don't fail to write to H. F. Johnson & Co., 1009 Main St., Richmond, Va., who have plans that will tnable you to make money rapidly. If afflicted with sore eye3 use Dr. Isaac Thompfon's Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle No stranger should leave the city without a box of "Tansill's Punch" oc. Cigars. Watch for "Murray" Buggy adv. next week Prepare for Spring Now is the time to attend to your personal condition In preparation for the change to spring season. If you have not "wintered well," If you are tired out from overwork, If your blood has become Impure from close confinement In badly ventilated offices or shops, you should Uske Hood's Sarsaparllla at once. It will purify find vl:a!lzc your b'.ood, create a good tppetite, and give your wuole system tone and strength. "For a first-class spring medicine my wife and 1 think very blgbly of Hood's Sarsaparllla. We both took It last sprint,'. It did us a great deal of good aad we felt better through the hot weather than ever before. It cured my wife of sick headache, from which she has suffered a great deal, and relieved me of a dlziy, tired feeling. I think every one ought to take soonething to purify the blood before the hot weather .comes ou, and wc shall cer. ialnly take Hood's Sarsaparllla this spring."? J". K. Pearce, Supt. Gracite Hy. Co., Concord, H. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by'all druggists. $1; six for |5. Prt^jared only 1 by C, 1.1X>0D ft CO., Apothecarl^M, Loweli, -MlWA. i 100 Doses One Dollae After Dangers ol the "Grip." [fVom The Suiulay Qlobe, Boston, Slats. Jan. 5, 1890.) "Boston papers facetiously remark thai 4La Grippe is seldom fatal unless you use all the remedies recommended for it.' They are correct. The writer fully believes that the end of the poor'grip'victim, if he tried all the patent medicines that havo adorned (?) the pages of our leading newspapers as 'sure cures for La Grippe,' would be like Mark Twain, who for his famous cold tried every remedy advised by friends, until his stomach became so weak ho began to vomit, and continued until, as ho avers, 'he was like to throw up his immortal soul.' We notice one of the leading advertisers of the day has been conspicuous at this opportune time by the absence of any claim to cure the 'grip.' They certainly deserve a 'chromo,' and we feel like giving them a free 'ad' for their compassion upon onr readers. The more so for the reason that probably more people have used their remedy, that good old family medicine, Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, for this foreign influenza, than all others combined. And why not? Certainly no other will relieve catarrhal colds, coughs, bronchial troubles, or neuralgic pains, as promptIt* no + V? of- co mn rvl/1 A nrw-ltrna T .4 n 1 mon +". nnrl the above are all symptoms or results of La Grippe. Herein lies the real after dangers from this epidemic of influenza; it leaves tha I mucous membrane linings of the nose, throat and bronchial tubes tender and very susceptible to the catarrh, bronchial troubles and pneumonia, which come with February and March in our northern climate. We shall still pin our faith to a remedy (for this after trouble) which acts promptly to allay inflammation; for therein lies the chief danger from throat and lung troubles. And surely a remedy that has the friends that Johnson's Anodyne Liniment has, after eighty years' trial by a critical public, and has been used for the 'grip1 more extensively than ell the advertised remedies, deserves, as we said, a medal, and has before it we hope a prosperous year as an octogenarian." JOHNSON'S ANODYNE LINIMENT was ORIGINATED BY AN OLD FAMILY PHYSICIAN, IN 1810.?All who buy direct from us, and request if, shall receive a certificate that the money shall be refunded if not satisfied. Retail price, sent by mail, post-paid, 35 cents. Six bottles, $2, express pre-paid to any part of the United btates; duty also paid to Canada. If your nearest drupgist or general storekeep er does not Keep Jonnson s Anoayne imminent, urge him to get it for you. If he will not, send to us. Do not fall to send for our pamphlet.?I. S. Johnson & Co.. 23 Custom House ist., Boston, Mass. Only 21,018 barrels of mackerel were landed at all the New Entcland ports last year, against 48,205 barrels in 11:88. How'* Thin! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarru that cannot be cured by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CnENEY & Co., Props.. Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for tie last 16 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations mp.de by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Walding, K:nnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. K. H. van Hoesen, Cashier Toledo National Bank, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actj Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle, gold by all Druggists. Cloud Rainwater is the name of a student it the University of Virginia. A Remedy for the Influenza. A remedy recommended for patients afflicted ivith the influenza is Kemp's Balsam, the speJ cific for Coughs and Colds, which is especially adapted to diseases of the throat and lunes. ! Do not wait for the first symptoms of the dfs, ease before securing the remedy, but get a bottle and keep it on hand for use the moment it I 1 J.J If - inflnanm hocn JS IICIUL'U. J1 IHjjiVV/lVu luu .. tendency to brin\j on pneumonia. All druggists sell the Balsam. Mark Twain's wife has written a book under a fictitious name. You don't have to take our word for the good quality of L>. bbins's Electric Soap. Just get one bar of your grocer, and let it tell you it8 own story next Monday, and be governed by that, (joud or bad. Remember Dobbiius'ti Electric. It costs New York city $30,000 a year to maintain her zoological garden. City and Fnrm Mortgage*, 8200 and upward, with Insured title, for sal? By iMlnnesota Title and Trust Company, Minneapolis, Minn. Capital, 8500,031 Guaranty Fund$200,000.Stockholders' liability $1,000,000. ||S Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects. Drenared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 Dottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL IQUISVtUE. KY. bEW YORK, mm m^sam %M' HAY- g'rwi W FEVERfc^J 50 Cts. GOLD-HEAD ELY B''Or'"FR3. r>u Wtrrcn St.. New York. THE ?rp 4 T3 gk^FFFI) GRINDER l~~^JS&S)F+lS3r The FaNtext anil Cheapest CfVaHTC* Grinder made. Grinds 1 .> to i.'i ygB^BgjA bushels per hour of Ear Corn gr~~dry or ?lnnii>. nnd all Minall rn'" * "e'orc^c"'ar* ^ Ne? Lexington, Ohio. baah OF WONDERS free with .volution to DUUA the (treat Alankn Problem and get of ten Ilia De Bar Spirit t'lctureH for HJc. Address The Novelty Co., '& West 14tli Street, N. Y. M Bl APfl and TUMOKS cured. No A B| ? L U knife. Send for testlmonI 11 IV I I B_ II >al.s. Q. H.McMlcbael,M.D., WnilWIIill 63 Niagara St-BufTalo.N.Y. fl EN SIO Nw" " 'Successfully Prosecutes Claims.L*:? Principal Bslminor 0. 0>P*nalon Butmo. 9/t$ in but war, lftp^judlcatluf flalnw, ?lty iiItv ' > JEWELS AJ " Oh, girl with the Oh, maid with th< What are your jewels and what are your laces worth to you if, from undergoing the trying ordeals which fashionable society imposes on its devotees, and which are enough to test the physical strength and endurance of the most robust, you break down, lose your health and become a physical week, as thousands do from such causes? Under such circumstances you would willingly give all your jewels and all your laces to regain lost healtn. This you can do if you will but resort to the use of that great restorative known as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Thousands of grateful women bless the day it was made known to them. For all those derangements, irregularities and weaknesses peculiar to women, it is the only remedy, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from the manufacturers, that it will give satisfaction in every case, or money will be refunded. This guar antee has been printed on trie Dottle-wrapper and faithfully carried out for many years. As an invigorating tonic, it imparts Dr. Pierced Pellets- regu stomach and bowels. One ; j gain < sap p? a Day. i | A GAIN OF A POUND A DAY IN TIIE 5 j CASE OF A MAN WHO HAS BECOME "ALL ! j RUN DOWN," AND HAS BEGUN TO TAKE 5 J THAT REMARKABLE FLESH PRODUCER, 5 ov/v i i *gi j Fmulsiow i I OF PURE COD LIVER OIL WITH j Hypophosphites of lime 4 Soda # IS NOTHING UNUSUAL. TlIIS FEAT ) j HAS DEEN PERFORMED OVER AND OVER ) | again. Palatable as milk. En- | j dorsed BY physicians. sold BY all J J Druggists. Avoid substitutions and ! ^ imitations. j n y n d?s DIt. KOEUI.E for all domecUc aai:uaU^ w stlpate, rather acts as a lax In more tbau SOW case* ol tnclose'su ceuts'for sample *.? ccitc medicine i /i< lT70r Iwi I^i a? irwiiiiiTiii i bLJ Best Cough Medicine. Re< EJ Curef where all else fails. Pl< K-Xl taste. Children take it withoi I nTTTinTT H V B TIT Mill MAN prjp OWN HEM By J. Hamilton A;cm, A. HI., HI. D. This Is a most valuable book for the household, teaching as It does the eaally-dlstin julshed symptoms of different diseases, the causes and means of preventing such diseases, and the simplest remedies which will alleviate or cure. 59S pages profusely illustrated. The book Is written in plain every-day English, and Is free from the technical terms which render most doctor books so valueless to the generality of readers. Only tfOc. postpaid. Olves a complete analysis of everything pertaining to courtship, [marriage and the production and rearing of healthy [families; together with valuable recipes and prescriptions, explanation of botanical practice, cor[rect use of ordinary herbs. With this book In the Biouse there Is no excuse for not knowing what to (do in an emergency. Send postal notes or postage stamps of any denomination not larger than 5 centi j BOOK FIB. HOUSE. 134 Uourd St., X T. Ctj. DCIIQinilC pension "wltUo^c rCIIOilfif j Ctssi oi JUSEiMl il. MUNTEIt, attorney, Washington, u. c.; |A||p STUDY. Booic-tceopia;, business For.n: II URIC Penmanship, Arithmetic, bhort-haud,otj II thoroughly taught by .uaiu urcujiuj noa. Bryant'" College, 437 Main St., Uultalo, Jf. Y, (An ol PROF:?. I?y fiend ius 10 names from vour I UU lo vicin'iy and $3 we will ship 6 canes and; full outfit of Dr. Merrill's Vegetable Compound. Give Folc agrucy. Dr. Merrill, :Wj Main St.. lioston. Mas?.' AIIIRIll HABIT. 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